The property is now under development near Horseshoe Southern Indiana’s existing hotel. It will include a casino floor as well as food and beverage, retail, and entertainment facilities. The company is building a 100,000-square-foot property on land close to where the riverboat casino sits in Elizabeth. has previously said that between 50 and 100 people would be employed at peak construction times and that the plan would take 18 months to be finalized. The riverboat casino hosted its official groundbreaking ceremony yesterday, but it said that construction work at the site where the land-based casino would be located has already begun. The Indiana Gaming Commission gave the green light to the plan in April. Horseshoe Southern Indiana held Wednesday a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the official start of an $85-million project for the relocation of the riverboat casino on dry land.
